Plans to put an upper limit on benefits will be 'devastating' for thousands of ...

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Plans to put an upper limit on benefits will be 'devastating' for thousands of ...

By Noel McAdam At least 6500 children in Northern Ireland will be left worse off by government plans to cap benefits at £26000 per household, a high-level report warns. Concerns have been voiced that child poverty levels in the province will increase ...
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